AmaHubo 78

¹IMaskili lika-Asafa. Zwanini, bantu bami, umthetho wami, nibeke izindlebe zenu emazwini omlomo wami.

²Ngizakuvula umlomo wami ngomfanekiso, ngibonakalise izimfihlakalo zasendulo.

³Esikuzwileyo sakwazi, nawobaba abasitshela khona,

⁴asinakukufihla kubantwana babo, izindumiso zikaJehova zisitshele kuso isizukulwane esizayo, namandla akhe nezimangaliso zakhe azenzileyo.

⁵Ngokuba wamisa ubufakazi kwaJakobe, wabeka umthetho kwa-Israyeli, ayala ngawo obaba ukuba bafundise abantwana babo,

⁶ukuze isizukulwane esilandelayo sazi, abantwana abayakuzalwa, bavuke, batshele abantwana babo,

⁷babeke ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu, bangakhohlwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kepha bagcine imiyalo yakhe.

⁸Bangabi njengawoyise, isizukulwane esiphambeneyo nesihlubukayo, isizukulwane esingaqinisanga inhliziyo yaso, nesimoya waso wawungathembekile kuNkulunkulu.

⁹Abantu bakwa-Efrayimi, sebehlomile bephethe iminsalo, babuyela emuva ngosuku lokulwa.

¹⁰Abasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, benqaba ukuhamba emthethweni wakhe,

¹¹bakhohlwa imisebenzi yakhe nezimangaliso zakhe abebabonisile zona.

¹²Wazenza izimangaliso emehlweni awoyise ezweni laseGibithe endaweni yaseSowani.

¹³Wahlukanisa ulwandle, wabawelisa; wamisa amanzi njengodonga.

¹⁴Wabahola ngefu emini, nobusuku bonke ngokukhanya komlilo.

¹⁵Waqhekeza amadwala ehlane, wabaphuzisa njengasotweni olujulileyo.

¹⁶Waphumisa edwaleni izifufula, wehlisa amanzi njengemifula.

¹⁷Nokho baqhubeka benza ukona kuye, baphambana noPhezukonke ehlane.

¹⁸Bamlinga uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo ngokucela ukudla abakufisayo.

¹⁹Bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu, bathi: “UNkulunkulu angalungisa isithebe ehlane na?

²⁰Bhekani, washaya idwala, kwaphuma amanzi, nemifula yampompoza; kepha angabanika nesinkwa, alungisele abantu bakhe inyama, na?”

²¹Ngalokho uJehova ekuzwa lokho wathukuthela, kwavutha umlilo ngoJakobe, ulaka lwavuka ngo-Israyeli;

²²ngokuba abakholwanga nguNkulunkulu, abathembanga ensindisweni yakhe.

²³Nokho wayala amafu phezulu, wavula iminyango yezulu,

²⁴wanisa phezu kwabo imana kube ngukudla, wabapha amabele ezulu;

²⁵abantu badla isinkwa sezingelosi, bathunyelwa ukudla ngokugcweleyo.

²⁶Waphumisa umoya wasempumalanga ezulwini; ngamandla akhe waqhuba umoya waseningizimu.

²⁷Wawisa phezu kwabo inyama njengothuli, nezinyoni ezinamaphiko njengesihlabathi solwandle.

²⁸Wakwehlisa phakathi kwekamu labo naphakathi kwezindlu zabo.

²⁹Badla, basuthiswa kakhulu; baphiwa abakufisayo.

³⁰Bebengakahlukani nokufisa kwabo, ukudla kwabo kusesemlonyeni wabo,

³¹intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yabavukela, wabulala abakhulupheleyo babo, wawisa phansi izinsizwa zakwa-Israyeli.

³²Nokho bona njalo, abakholwanga yizimangaliso zakhe.

³³Ngakho waqedela izinsuku zabo ezeni neminyaka yabo ovalweni.

³⁴Lapho ebabulala, bamfuna; babuye bamfunisisa uNkulunkulu.

³⁵Base bekhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyidwala labo; uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ungumkhululi wabo.

³⁶Kepha bamthopha ngomlomo wabo, baqamba amanga kuye ngolimi lwabo;

³⁷ngokuba inhliziyo yabo yayingabambeleli kuye, bengathembekile esivumelwaneni sakhe.

³⁸Kepha yena enesihawu wathethelela ububi babo, akabhubhisanga; yebo, wabamba kaningi intukuthelo yakhe, akavusanga lonke ulaka lwakhe.

³⁹Wakhumbula ukuthi bayinyama, bangumoya odlulayo ongabuyiyo.

⁴⁰Kwaba kaningi kangakanani bephambana naye ehlane, bemdabukisa kwahlongasibi.

⁴¹Babuye bamlinga uNkulunkulu, bamdabukisa oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

⁴²Abakhumbulanga isandla sakhe nosuku abahlenga ngalo ezitheni,

⁴³lapho ezenza izibonakaliso zakhe eGibithe nezimangaliso zakhe endaweni yaseSowani.

⁴⁴Waphendula lapho imifula yabo nemifudlana yabo yaba yigazi, ukuze bangabi nakuphuza.

⁴⁵Wathumela phakathi kwabo izibawu ezabadlayo namasele ababhubhisayo.

⁴⁶Wanika imiswenya ukudla kwabo, nomsebenzi wabo isikhonyane.

⁴⁷Wabulala imivini yabo ngesichotho, nemikhiwane yabo ngesangquma.

⁴⁸Wanikela izinkomo zabo esichothweni nezimvu zabo kuyo imibani.

⁴⁹Waphonsa kubo ukuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe, nolaka, nokufutheka, nokuhlupheka, ngokuthuma izithunywa zobubi.

⁵⁰Walungisela intukuthelo yakhe indlela; akaphephisanga umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, kepha wanikela ukuphila kwabo ezifweni.

⁵¹Washaya amazibulo onke aseGibithe, okokuqala kwamandla abo ematendeni kaHamu.

⁵²Kepha waphumisa abantu bakhe njengezimvu; wabahola ehlane njengomhlambi.

⁵³Wabahola kahle, abaze besaba; kepha ulwandle lwasibekela izitha zabo.

⁵⁴Wabayisa emnceleni wakhe ongcwele, entabeni esasiyizuzile isandla sakhe sokunene.

⁵⁵Waxosha abezizwe phambi kwabo; edabula izwe wababela ifa, wahlalisa izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ematendeni azo.

⁵⁶Nokho bamlinga, baphambana noNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, abaze bagcina imiyalo yakhe.

⁵⁷Bahoshekela emuva, bakhohlisa njengawoyise, baphenduka njengomnsalo ogejayo.

⁵⁸Bamthukuthelisa ngezindawo zabo eziphakemeyo, bamcunula ngezithombe zabo.

⁵⁹UNkulunkulu ekuzwa lokho wathukuthela, wamlahla impela u-Israyeli.

⁶⁰Walishiya itebernakele laseShilo, itende abelimisile phakathi kwabantu.

⁶¹Wanikela amandla akhe ekuthunjweni, nenkazimulo yakhe esandleni sesitha.

⁶²Wanikela abantu bakhe enkembeni, wathukuthelela ifa lakhe.

⁶³Izinsizwa zabo zadliwa ngumlilo; izintombi zabo azihutshelwanga.

⁶⁴Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba; abafelokazi babo abaze balila.

⁶⁵Yayisivuka iNkosi njengokade elele, njengesiqhwaga esikade sahlulwa yiwayini,

⁶⁶yazishayela emuva izitha zayo, yazithela ngehlazo eliphakade.

⁶⁷Yalahla indlu kaJosefa, ayikhethanga isizwe sakwa-Efrayimi.

⁶⁸Kepha yakhetha isizwe sakwaJuda, intaba yaseSiyoni eyithandayo.

⁶⁹Yayakha indlu yayo engcwele njengezintaba nanjengomhlaba ewusekeleyo kuze kube phakade.

⁷⁰Yakhetha uDavide inceku yayo, yamthabatha ezibayeni zezimvu.

⁷¹Esalandele izimvukazi ezenyisayo, yamthabatha ukuba abeluse abantu bayo uJakobe, nefa layo u-Israyeli.

⁷²Njalo wabelusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakhe, wabahola ngenhlakanipho yesandla sakhe.